justanothernerdling's review against another edition
3.0
If I had to choose one word to describe We Own the Night, it’s cute. This was such a cute, relatable story, from A to Z and back. More than the story, which was sweet, what stood out to me was the characters.
The story is simple enough - Ingrid and her friends, Micah, Billie and LD graduate from highschool and try to figure out themselves over the summer. Ingrid keeps a secret, one she’s not willing to tell anyone. The book is about trust, friendship and family.
Ingrid is the kind of person who isn’t popular at school, but has the best friends one could imagine. With them, she’s spunky and cool and open. She’s the type who wears ugly sweaters, has the heart the size of a mountain, and has a very direct sense of humor. Through their senior year, she fell in love with her best friend, Micah, who, right at the beginning of the book, starts going out with Heather - Ingrid’s total opposite. Heather is the daughter of the mayor, the most popular at school, and can get anyone to do anything she wants. Personally, I hated her just through the dialogue.
Micah is a cool, laid-back, messy guy who likes mechanics and watching stars... I liked his character until he got with Heather. For me, the relationship didn’t feel genuine, and it felt like it was there just to make Ingrid upset. But maybe that was just me! I felt so bad for Ingrid when she saw them together... The feels were real. I do think that those feelings were stretched out quite a bit over the entire book, but it makes sense, as the book takes place in the space of one or two months.
I liked Billie’s character right away - quirky and unique, kinda shy and happy. He was such a good friend to Ingrid, and his feelings for her were apparent right from the start. I thought he was just so cute in the story!
Ingrid is down-to-the-bone good. Even though she hated seeing Micah get together with her enemy, she still helped him make it happen, just because she wanted his happiness (well, and because she thought it was a pity-date... whoops!) I loved her Niteowl podcast and her relation to Dark and Brooding! Those little sequences were so, so nice!
The ending of this book - with Ingrid revealing who she really is, was refreshing and brought it all to a nice conclusion.
One thing I didn’t appreciate was the attitude her friends took on sometimes - they seemed upset at Ingrid for not being as socially active as before because she has to take care of her grandmother with Alzheimers, but then don’t blink at Micah abandoning them for a girl they all hate. That left me bothered...
I’m giving this book a 3/5 stars! Cute summer read! It’s only 250 pages, and it’s a super quick read that makes you smile!
The story is simple enough - Ingrid and her friends, Micah, Billie and LD graduate from highschool and try to figure out themselves over the summer. Ingrid keeps a secret, one she’s not willing to tell anyone. The book is about trust, friendship and family.
Ingrid is the kind of person who isn’t popular at school, but has the best friends one could imagine. With them, she’s spunky and cool and open. She’s the type who wears ugly sweaters, has the heart the size of a mountain, and has a very direct sense of humor. Through their senior year, she fell in love with her best friend, Micah, who, right at the beginning of the book, starts going out with Heather - Ingrid’s total opposite. Heather is the daughter of the mayor, the most popular at school, and can get anyone to do anything she wants. Personally, I hated her just through the dialogue.
Micah is a cool, laid-back, messy guy who likes mechanics and watching stars... I liked his character until he got with Heather. For me, the relationship didn’t feel genuine, and it felt like it was there just to make Ingrid upset. But maybe that was just me! I felt so bad for Ingrid when she saw them together... The feels were real. I do think that those feelings were stretched out quite a bit over the entire book, but it makes sense, as the book takes place in the space of one or two months.
I liked Billie’s character right away - quirky and unique, kinda shy and happy. He was such a good friend to Ingrid, and his feelings for her were apparent right from the start. I thought he was just so cute in the story!
Ingrid is down-to-the-bone good. Even though she hated seeing Micah get together with her enemy, she still helped him make it happen, just because she wanted his happiness (well, and because she thought it was a pity-date... whoops!) I loved her Niteowl podcast and her relation to Dark and Brooding! Those little sequences were so, so nice!
The ending of this book - with Ingrid revealing who she really is, was refreshing and brought it all to a nice conclusion.
One thing I didn’t appreciate was the attitude her friends took on sometimes - they seemed upset at Ingrid for not being as socially active as before because she has to take care of her grandmother with Alzheimers, but then don’t blink at Micah abandoning them for a girl they all hate. That left me bothered...
I’m giving this book a 3/5 stars! Cute summer read! It’s only 250 pages, and it’s a super quick read that makes you smile!
miakve's review against another edition
4.0
Read this om Scribd, loved it. The story was som adicting its insane. I dont really like how we didnt really get to know what happened to the Main character tho. Its kind of funny how I did not know this was the second book in a series. It seems like companion novels rather than a series, but still.
megs_s's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
alibraryofsorts's review against another edition
4.0
Rating: 3.5 STARS ~ A good book that has a nice YES factor to it.
I've been a bit of a book slump and MIA (as I'm sure you know), and I was having a really hard time finding a book that I wanted to read and would keep me interested from cover to cover. I finally found it in We Own the Night.
A sweet coming-of-age romance story about a girl graduating from high school who during the daylight hours is Ingrid North, a girl with three best friends with a crush on one while dealing with bullying, a mother who abandoned her, and a grandmother who is forgetting her. But at night she's Niteowl, a sarcastic spitfire on the local radio who is starting to fall for a frequent caller nicknamed Dark and Brooding.
I enjoyed this story. I loved Ingrid. I wanted her to succeed in life and I felt connected with her in many ways. I think Ingrid and I could be really good friends. LD and Billie were great too. LD is that friend I think many girls wish they had, and Billie is a great solid character with a good backstory for his changes. Then there's Micah, the friend Ingrid has a crush on. I'm not a huge fan of his. He can be pretty mean at times and I just can't forgive someone who acts like that to certain people.
Niteowl's on the air romance with Dark was cute. I really liked their conversations and I was hoping that something could come out of it.
Was this story super shocking? No. It's predictable, but it doesn't mean it's not a good story to read. I like the writing format change when we, the readers, get to "listen" in on the radio show. I loved seeing the growth that Ingrid goes through during the story. And I loved her relationship with her grandmother.
If you're looking for a nice contemporary with a quick read, I'd suggest this.
I was given an advanced reader’s copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
whatsarahread's review against another edition
3.0
Super cute and filled with feels. This is a strong 3.5 stars for me. Review to come.
rachelelizabethlee's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
amycasperson's review against another edition
4.0
***An ARC was received in exchange for an honest review.***
First off... This cover! I am so in love with the cover art for this book. It is beautiful and amazing and before I even read the synopsis, I had to read this book. I love how the skyline is fused into theme of the radio dj aspect.
From the first page of this book I fell in love with this story. Ingrid is such a relate-able main character and she seemed like a very real person. Unlike some books, there was a lot of grey area between her and the friends around her. It wasn’t so black and white and things developed and changed between them as the story goes along.
Ingrid hosts a late night radio show one night a week under the alias of Niteowl. She has regular callers who also have alias' and she helps theme through life's troubles and relationships. She lives in Nebraska, and being a mid-western girl myself, I could very much visualize the places in the book. I think the author did a great job with helping the reader visualize the the places in the book.
Ingrid has fallen in love with the boy next door, also her best friend. She gives advice all the time but in her own life she doesn't know what to do. She has also developed a sort of crush on one of her callers. Though the caller is quite familiar, you're on your toes the whole book to find out who he is. As a reader it was not predicable in parts and I kept guessing and changing my mind all the time who it might be.
This is a great book to take you into summer. It touches on the end of high school and the choices and situations you face before you leave for college. Whether you're in the situation yourself or have gone through it, it will strike a chord with you.
First off... This cover! I am so in love with the cover art for this book. It is beautiful and amazing and before I even read the synopsis, I had to read this book. I love how the skyline is fused into theme of the radio dj aspect.
From the first page of this book I fell in love with this story. Ingrid is such a relate-able main character and she seemed like a very real person. Unlike some books, there was a lot of grey area between her and the friends around her. It wasn’t so black and white and things developed and changed between them as the story goes along.
Ingrid hosts a late night radio show one night a week under the alias of Niteowl. She has regular callers who also have alias' and she helps theme through life's troubles and relationships. She lives in Nebraska, and being a mid-western girl myself, I could very much visualize the places in the book. I think the author did a great job with helping the reader visualize the the places in the book.
Ingrid has fallen in love with the boy next door, also her best friend. She gives advice all the time but in her own life she doesn't know what to do. She has also developed a sort of crush on one of her callers. Though the caller is quite familiar, you're on your toes the whole book to find out who he is. As a reader it was not predicable in parts and I kept guessing and changing my mind all the time who it might be.
This is a great book to take you into summer. It touches on the end of high school and the choices and situations you face before you leave for college. Whether you're in the situation yourself or have gone through it, it will strike a chord with you.
guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
Grade: C
An e-galley was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for review consideration.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: I'm starting to realize that a good contemporary novel needs a solid plot. Contemporary YA/NA is very much about character development, which I appreciate, but when the characters don't grow as much as you'd like them to, than the plot needs to be a bigger deal.
A lot of We Own the Night focused around Ingrid's day-to-day life and how much she disliked Heather (Micah's "Mean-Girls-worthy nightmare" girlfriend). I wanted more of Ingrid's radio show, and I wanted the internship she applied for to impact the plot more. The summary made it seem like those two things would be a bigger deal than they were. I appreciated the plot with Ingrid's grandmother; Ingrid is her grandmother's sole caretaker and there are good emotions in that plotline.
Romance-wise, I did kind of ship the endgame ship. I kind of expected it, though? So I wanted a little more build-up and reasoning for why they liked each other - I wanted that shown.
There's a fair amount of s-words. Characters also talk about sleeping with others and there are some suggestive jokes.
The Verdict: Eh, I'd pass on this one unless you love e-books and/or contemporary fiction.
An e-galley was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for review consideration.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: I'm starting to realize that a good contemporary novel needs a solid plot. Contemporary YA/NA is very much about character development, which I appreciate, but when the characters don't grow as much as you'd like them to, than the plot needs to be a bigger deal.
A lot of We Own the Night focused around Ingrid's day-to-day life and how much she disliked Heather (Micah's "Mean-Girls-worthy nightmare" girlfriend). I wanted more of Ingrid's radio show, and I wanted the internship she applied for to impact the plot more. The summary made it seem like those two things would be a bigger deal than they were. I appreciated the plot with Ingrid's grandmother; Ingrid is her grandmother's sole caretaker and there are good emotions in that plotline.
Romance-wise, I did kind of ship the endgame ship. I kind of expected it, though? So I wanted a little more build-up and reasoning for why they liked each other - I wanted that shown.
There's a fair amount of s-words. Characters also talk about sleeping with others and there are some suggestive jokes.
The Verdict: Eh, I'd pass on this one unless you love e-books and/or contemporary fiction.
normalchey's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so well written, funny, and heartwarming! I haven't read the first book in this series but now I'm going to. I loved how all of the characters felt real and they all had their own stuff going on. Ingrid was a great MC, literally, both as a book character and on the radio. The radio bits were my FAVORITE parts of this book. You don't normally see teen characters having those sorts of jobs, and I thought it was fascinating.
Dark and Brooding kept me guessing throughout the entire book, and when I thought I had figured it out, I was wrong, which was a great thing. Ingrid's friendships and arguments were very realistic and I didn't want to scream at anyone throughout the whole book, which is a pretty rare thing for me.
Overall, clever writing, great characters, and a cute unique plot!
I received a copy of this book on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Dark and Brooding kept me guessing throughout the entire book, and when I thought I had figured it out, I was wrong, which was a great thing. Ingrid's friendships and arguments were very realistic and I didn't want to scream at anyone throughout the whole book, which is a pretty rare thing for me.
Overall, clever writing, great characters, and a cute unique plot!
I received a copy of this book on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.